Moving Dirt
The preferred method of moving dirt is to collect a full blade of dirt, then to slide dirt forward to...
Undercarriage Best Practices
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Excessive Tramming
Where machines need to be moved across long distances on the mine-site, the practice of loading them onto a float... -
Sharp or Quick Turns
Avoid sharp turns as this produces excessive lateral forces on track roller flanges and is unnecessary. Stop machine before sharp... -
Spinning the Track
Where possible, avoid spinning the track as this leads to increased wear on the grouser bars. -
Avoid Reversing Uphill
Reversing uphill creates massive forces in chain tension. Such forces lead to accelerated wear on the pins bushes sprockets and... -
Avoid Ripping Uphill
Uphill travel already loads the undercarriage considerably. This will be exacerbated with on uphill ripping. Downhill or flat ripping uses... -
Normal Ripping
Correct angle of ripper when ripping to load the undercarriage across complete lengthThe ripper has two modes: penetration and ripping.... -
Back Blading
Do not back blade any material as this increases the stress on the undercarriage components while reversing.
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